An invasive Asian seaweed that likely was brought to the New England coast from Europe has spread across more than 400 miles (645 km) of Atlantic coastline since it was first discovered in U.S. waters off Rhode Island in 2009, biologists say. The Red Asian seaweed is creating problems for the fishing industry as it […]

I’ve written a lot over the past few months about how inexpensive and large-scale online college programs, such as EdX, are dramatically changing the face of higher education, and how universities that focus on offering students practical skills, such as entrepreneurship, are the most important institutions in today’s job-starved world. Programs that are cheap, accessible, […]

In a country where 11 million people live without papers, cutting 50,000 more visas without improving legal immigration flows will do nothing to fix the greater system, according to Rachel Rosenbloom, an associate professor of law at Northeastern University School of Law. “We have millions of people in this country who have been here for […]

According to a new national survey for Northeastern University by FTI Consulting, a vast majority of Americans believe a college degree is important to achieving the American Dream, gaining crucial intellectual benefits and finding a good job. Still, 83% of respondents said the U.S. higher education system must change if it wants to remain globally […]

Sadism, revenge, hate, boredom, greed. These can all be motives for the crime of arson, experts say. A string of recent fires in Easton, Middleboro, Hanson and Plympton have been declared intentionally set or deemed suspicious, although authorities have not said whether the fires are connected. The string of blazes is still under investigation, officials […]

The Compass Financial Stability and Savings Program combines federal aid and education to help people earn more, save more, build assets, and better their lives.

Millennials are concerned about the high cost of college, and that worry is leading them to be more supportive online education, a new poll from Northeastern University finds.

The big news in the Big Apple this week may be what didn’t happen. There was not a single reported slaying, stabbing, shooting or knifing in any of the five boroughs on Monday, according to the New York Police Department. “It is unusual in a city of 8 million people, but we never read that […]

Americans believe that without innovation, higher education could lose its edge in the future, a national poll released Tuesday showed. FTI Consulting administered the survey for Northeastern University in October, according to the Northeastern news service. Survey results were revealed to government leaders, academics, and members of the private sector at a forum in Washington, […]

A large majority of Americans who have attended college believe higher education is a good investment (83 percent) and key to achieving the American dream, according to the results of a national opinion poll Northeastern University released on Tuesday.  

AUDIO: Radio producer Helen Borten and Daniel Medwed, law professor at Northeastern University and author of Prosecution Compex: America’s Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent, discuss a wrongful conviction murder case that raises hot-button issues: domestic terrorism, racial prejudice—and the techniques of prosecutors that have led to a shocking number of wrongful […]

Americans believe that higher education is imperative for a successful future, but they believe that the US higher education system is providing poor value for the cost, a Northeastern University survey has found.